MDLBEAST Soundstorm
MDLBEAST Soundstorm takes place Dec 3 - 4, 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The dress code is Festival wear with a warm layer for cold desert nights; respect local modesty norms off-site. Typical cost ranges from 65 to 1500 EUR per person.
One of the largest music festivals on earth, an EDM-led mega-event staged on a purpose-built desert site at Banban outside Riyadh. Global headline DJs play colossal, lavishly produced stages to crowds reported in the hundreds of thousands - a striking emblem of Saudi Arabia's cultural opening that most Western festivalgoers have never seen.
- When
- Dec 3 - 4, 2026
- Where
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Dress code
- Festival wear with a warm layer for cold desert nights; respect local modesty norms off-site
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 65 to 1500 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 10 - 22C cool dry days, genuinely cold desert nights
- When to book
- Tickets are already on sale (early-bird tiers from about SAR 269); cheaper tiers and VIP tables go first
- Getting there
- RUH (Riyadh), ~45 min to the Banban festival grounds
- Where to stay
- The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh, Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya, Mansard Riyadh, a Radisson Collection Hotel
- Official site
- https://mdlbeast.com
How to attend
General-admission and VIP passes are sold through MDLBEAST at mdlbeast.com, the festival's own subdomain having been retired. The 2026 edition ran with early-bird weekend passes from roughly 65 EUR, rising through VIP and table tiers. It is open to the public with age limits.
Insider tip
Buy the shuttle or parking add-on with your ticket - ride-hail surge pricing out of Banban after the headliners is brutal, and the desert night cold is no joke.
Get inside MDLBEAST Soundstorm
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